Tama County Administration Building, 104 W State St., Toledo, Iowa. TELEGRAPH FILE PHOTO

TOLEDO – As the morning dew still clung to blades of grass and the car windshield, many gathered for last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting.

The Tama County Engineer, Ben Daleske, kicked off the main part of the meeting like always with his report talking about how Iowa Bridge and Culvert is working on F Avenue. The replacement of the wooden deck on 275th is still being worked on, and spray patching is also being done.

Marty Wymore spoke to the supervisors as a representative of Region 6 Resource Partners about the housing trust fund contribution resolution. Approximately $400,000 from the fund has been spent in Tama County in the past nine years, and it is mainly used to preserve existing homes. Some of it is put aside for help after natural disasters including tornadoes and/or derechos. A local match of approximately $20,000 from the county was approved.

Members and representatives of the Tama County EMS Advisory Council were in attendance to recommend a tax levy amount for the November election. After a brief explanation about how every local EMS service is in debt and will continue to be in debt, and how volunteers are few and far between, the council recommended $0.75 per thousand. The supervisors agreed with this. The supervisors now must approve a resolution on the proposed tax levy in order to put it on the November ballot. The ballot measure would require a supermajorty of 60% to pass.

Following a change by the Iowa legislature, the supervisors approved creating a county compensation board. Members for the board will be picked and recommended from different branches of the Tama County government.

The Traveling Tapster was approved for a temporary liquor license for the Tama County Market.

Lucky Wife Wine Slushies was approved for temporary liquor licenses for the Tama County Market the Oak Ridge MX.

Claims totaling $219,774.81 were approved.